Lawyer Samir Sabry filed a lawsuit against popular Ramadan Series La Totfe’ El Shams (Don't let the Sun set), claiming that it offended the country's president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in one of its episodes, Egyptian Streets reported on Sunday.
In his lawsuit, Sabry urged authorities to ban the series and also called for its director to be put on trial.
The claim comes days after the show's 14th episode, which featured Arabic graffiti reading 'Sisi is a traitor," was broadcast.
The graffiti briefly appeared on a wall in the background of one of the episode's scenes, sparking controversy among officials in the country.
Since then, producers have issued an apology to viewers over what they called a 'mistake.'
A screenshot of the scene that sparked controversy
People react on social media
The series, an adaptation of Ihsan Abdel Quddous's novel of the same name, follows the lives of an aristocratic widow and her family in the wake of her husband's death.
Headed by Mirvat Amin, its ensemble cast features actors including Amina Khalil, Ahmad Malek, Mohamed Mamdouh, Riham Abdel Ghafour and Fathi Abdel Wahab.
The series began its run during the first week of Ramadan and quickly became a hit with both critics and audiences.
As soon as news of the controversial scene began making the rounds online, fans took to social media, breaking the internet with hilarious reactions, memes and comments posted via the hashtag: #لا_تطفي_الشمس
There were endless memes...
"You're apologizing to viewers! Really?"
"We fixed it and everything's OK now."
Problem solved...
"The only logical solution to the controversy:
Step 1: Spot the error
Step 2: Apologize for it
Step 3: Put a heart in there."